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Happy 2010, runners! Looks like last years thread was auto-locked, so I'm starting this one up.
Who here's been running during this lovely winter? Anyone starting up for the first time? (You can do it! Check out the Couch to 5k program, especially the great podcast!)
I'll admit I slacked too much this winter, especially in late January & early February. However I'm back again, and getting ready for the Cherry Blossom 10 miler in DC on April 11. I'm confident I'll be able to do it if I just keep the practice up.
Unfortunately my inconsistency during the cold months has lead to me screwing up. During a 5 mile run today my iliotibial band started hurting. I ended up cutting the run short at the 2/3rds mark, then walking & taking the metro home. Doing more stretches and icing it now.
Anyway, I want to wish everyone a successful 2010 season, and good luck!
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We've been running all winter, but at the gym (I'm kind of fussy when it gets below 30 degrees and the sidewalks are covered in ice ). Starting March 1 though, we started running outside again and I cannot properly express how thrilled I am with this development. Looking forward to ramping up this year.
Have been slacking. I track my miles with a Garmin 405 and Ascent, and I only ran 21.99 miles in Feb this year versus 50.39 in 2009. Going to have to push hard, too, as March 2009 was my biggest month on record at 61.45 miles.
Eating and lots of job stress have been keeping me away from outside, but I'm making an honest effort:
I started running last fall, because my sister talked me into doing a half marathon with her. I've been running outside, in the cold, and managed to finish the half marathon at the end of February.
I'm signed up to do another one in June and I'm hoping to beat my previous time. I ran it in 2:32, so that shouldn't be too hard to do.
I did a "short" run of 2 miles today and I'm looking forward to a 10 miler tomorrow. The weather has just been glorious! If I ran faithfully in sub-freezing temperatures, I can only hope this means I am even better about it this spring.
Yay, some rest, ice, stretching and my ITBS is feeling much better. Looking forward to a short, flat run this evening in the wonderful weather we're having here (should be 62 today!).
I've been debating switching from elliptical back to running. I don't know, though, the elliptical is inside, lets me watch a movie while I work out, and is generally pleasant.
Outside, there is more variety, more challenge, and it let's me actually say, "Yeah, I ran X today" as opposed to doing the elliptical. (And, yes, being able to tell other people how far/fast I ran is a big motivator.)
I think I'll have to get some more shoes (mine have a hole through them at the moment).
I've been running since last July. When I started, I couldn't run more than about 50 yards without being ridiculously winded.
As of last week, I ran 2.5 miles at an average pace of about 14 minutes/mile. Usain Bolt, I am not, but it's a hell of an improvement. I'm thinking I might actually look into a 5K sometime soon. Not that I'll be competitive, but I should be able to do it.
I have been running, outside, all through the winter. The coldest day was 9F outside, and with wind, it felt like -6F. A bit brisk!
I really have to thank the crew of friends I've suckered into running with me, because if it weren't for them, I'd have given up on this shit long ago. I go some evenings, just because I've promised them I'd go.
I ran through a good part of the winter, but have only been a couple of times since the year started. The combination of really cold weather and being sick kept me inside a lot. Wii Fit has helped, but it's just not the same. Now that it's getting warmer and (after Sunday) daylight will last more than 45 seconds when I get home I'm planning on stepping back out again. No races, only about 5 miles as a goal, but that's enough for me for now.
My running has fallen off quite a bit due to some chronic ankle pain. I have an ortho appointment (finally) to figure out WTF is wrong with it.
Goal this year was to run a half marathon in the spring and a full later on in the summer but we will see how this turns out. It doesn't look good though. Lots of sprains over the year had my regular doc talking about reconstructive surgery before he sent me to ortho
That's one thing I wish I had here. I don't know anyone here that would go running with me nor do I know anyone that would run with me that actually lives close to me. Sure, I could join a running group or something, but I'm not sure that would work since I wouldn't feel that sense of obligation towards strangers.
On a running sidenote, I have been getting out about 2-3 times a week, but I have to stop about halfway through when I have horrible lower back pain (think slipped disc type pain). After about 10-15 minutes, I can resume running without issue. So wtd? Aggrevating my lower back via a slipped disc would last a hell of a lot longer than 10-15 minutes.
Was out for 6 weeks due to a stress fractured two, back to running for 1 week, and then out for 2 weeks due to a bike wreck. I ran again this morning and it felt great!
I've been pretty much out of action for 90 days after a bad ankle sprain (not when I was running - on the stairs at work).
Just been starting again the last few weeks - a couple of shorter runs, then about 15k yesterday. My times are bad though at the moment, but this is to be expected for a while I guess. The ankle seems to be holding up at the moment which is good. I left it for a full 90 days, as from what I read, chances of re-injury from sprains are very high & the second time round it is usually worse than the first.
I've been running more trying to get into shape for refereeing rugby this spring. Given the weather, I've done most of my running indoor on the 1/12 mi. track at the community center. I do 3 laps of jogging followed by 1 lap sprinting. I repeat it then walk a lap or two. I keep it up for 30-35 minutes, long enough to get about 2.5 miles in.
The problem I'm having is cramping, or more accurately, getting a stitch in my side or abdomen. I've tried varying my eating and drinking interval before running, but I get the cramps regardless. Any ideas on what I could do differently or what might be causing this?
For me anyway, when I was going through Couch to 5K last year, side stitches were something I just had to push through and eventually they disappeared. They're usually related to your breathing.
Others may have better suggestions, but if I were in your position, I'd just continue to push yourself to (and past) that point to get your body conditioned to running.
Check your posture and make sure you're not running slightly hunched. Try to even out your breathing and synchronize it with your strides. If you find you get a stitch when you're breathing shallower, then breathe deeper; if you get one when you're breathing deep, then breath shallower. For a bad stitch, you can cross your arms over your head for 30 seconds or so to stretch your diaphragm. I sometimes get a stitch as well, and the last usually cures it pretty darn quick.
December was off for lack of time, and I figured that I should give my legs some time to rest and heal from some shin splints I was starting to develop. The shin splints hit in a very painful way on my ~3rd run back in January, so I've been off of running and just crossfitting ~3 times/week with substitutions for the running workouts.
I started working running back into the crossfit a few weeks ago with some really aggressive stretching, and I've been alright, so I think with the time change next week I'll start getting out again ~2x/week. I'll start with my normal flat ~3.8 mi loop and work it up from there.
Restarted in January after an 8 month break. I'm training for a half-marathon in late June, and am up to a 6 mile long run (needs to be 7 miles this week ). I'm very surprised at how fast I've been able to ramp up. I did the couch to 5k last Spring, and it felt like I needed that 9 or how many weeks just to get up to a 5k distance. This time around, I was consistently doing 3 miles a run by the second week.
St. Patrick's Day 5k run this Sunday. First competitive run I've been in since 1994. I'm targeting for 27 minutes. If I can get to 25 minutes, I'll be thrilled. Back in high school, I was able to do a 5k in 17.47.
By the way, I still don't know what the hell the point is of a "street team" in RunKeeper, but if anyone wants to add me, here's my profile. Since I broke my iPhone 3G, it's not auto-reporting my runs anymore (no GPS) so I'm just adding them by hand.
I had a "pop" happen in my calve muscle today while I was running today, now I walk with a limp. Hooray. Guess I'm sidelined for a little while.
I've switched to a Forerunner 305 to avoid damaging my iPhone & to get the heart rate monitor. I honestly found runkeeper easier to use, and it's free-$10. Here's my profile from last year, http://runkeeper.com/user/chmullig. Any suggestions on software/websites for OSX?
Went for a really short run this evening to test out my knee. Seemed to work mostly ok. A bit of pain, but nothing bad. Stopped after 1.2 miles to keep myself from re-injuring it, but it was solid.
I trained for and went to the Myrtle Beach Half Marathon, which got canceled 8 hours before it was supposed to start.
Right now I'm training for the Cooper River Bridge Run, a 10k.
Then I'm training for the Kiawah Marathon, which is in December.
Does anyone have much experience with Vibram Five Fingers? I was talking with some people in #arsificial about it awhile ago, but I just got a pair of Classics and they're incredible.
Huh, I didn't know there was a running thread.
As a goal for 2010, I decided that I would do at least 1000 miles on foot. I figured this would motivate me to keep running regularly, since to do otherwise would make it difficult to accomplish my goal. I have been steadily working towards that goal. So far I'm at around 220 miles, although I'm about to go run in a few minutes, so probably more like 224-225 after that.
I have been doing mostly between 5k-10k although sometimes I will do more.
I use a Forerunner 305 as well. The software that comes with it SUCKS. I just import my runs into mapmyrun.com. It's pretty easy to do.
Inspired by this thread I just did a *very* short run with my dog. I haven't run since 1989. Maybe 1988, I think I took my senior year of HS off.
Actually, it may not have been the thread that inspired so much as a couple of beers. Which also contributed to the length of the run also, I'm sure.
Damn dog just kept going and going and going and going...
vafarmboy is practically a sales rep for them, I believe.
I'm considering switching to them, or nike frees. Supposed to be pretty awesome.
At times they're a necessary evil, but if you can avoid machines, do so. I don't believe in machines, especially if you're doing something not-related to your activity (like watching TV or reading). I know it seems like a time-saver, but if you're just going through the motions, why bother? It strikes me as counterintuitive to do to ignore your body when partaking in a strenuous physical activity. Concentrate on what you're doing. Learn to feel and listen to your body, not ignore it.
Heh. At work I get comments when I wear them, and then I get comments when I don't wear them!
An important thing with VFFs (and similar barefoot-like shoes) is to break your feet into them gradually. As I understand it, there's a biomechanical reflex where the dorsiflextion (flexing) of your big toes fires all the muscles that support the arch of your foot. Most of us have worn stiff-soled shoes our entire lives, so those muscles have atrophied from disuse. When you start going barefoot(-ish) you start using those long dormant muscles with every single step. It's very easy to overdo it. Also, most shoes (sneakers, at least) have a cushioned heel that encourages a strong heel-strike. You will not want to do this very much without that cushion, but you've been doing it for so long you might not be able to help it! So again, take it easy when you start wearing VFFs. Your feet will thank you!
As a personal anecdote, I hadn't worn shoes inside for 12 years before I got my VFFs. I tried to take it easy with them, but I overdid it anyway. Don't go all gung-ho and think "I walk barefoot all the time!" unless you really, really do.
[Edit] PS - I'm looking to switch out my Nike Frees for Vivo Barefoots or something similar. After going perfectly flat with the VFFs for so long, I really don't like the raised heel on the Frees.
PPS - I'm wearing my VFFs now, 36,000 feet over Illinois. Today was the first time ever the TSA has made me remove them going through security, and I've been flying with them since I got them I-don't-remember-how-long ago.
Ah, Spring. The season when I think about starting to run, then shrug and go back to the elliptical.
Admitting that here is probably a none-too-subtle attempt to get some positive peer pressure going.
Gack...running last night, I started off at too quick a pace. I ended up having to walk a little over half the distance...and now I've got a bit of pain in my hamstrings.
I really need to learn to pace myself better.
I had a winter hiatus of a couple of months, due to painful knees & a pulled back muscle.
Everything's OK now, so I've restarted my weekly runs (once or twice 6 miles on weekdays after work, and a longer one - between 9 & 13 - at the weekend).
I've recently got some running tights (is that what they're called?), to help support my knees. I'll post a ridiculous pic of myself in my winter running gear soon.
I've been running since January. Very slowly ramping up distance after an injury in the fall. Still have some weakness in my leg at times, but I just rest it for a few days and it seems to be good. Slow going. Currently running about 4.5M at a go and doing it very slowly compared to my former times.
WebMD said that the pain in my calf muscle is a broken femur. Just an fyi!
Try not to die from your calf cancer, either.
Bold mine.
This seems to be the key for me. I think I was breathing way too fast before and basically hyperventilating myself. Now, I do one big exhale every 8 steps, then go to one big exhale every 6 steps when 8 isn't enough. Pace is about 6.5 mph and I have my heart rate around 160 the whole time.
This about the limit of what I can sustain right now. I can usually make it 1.25 miles at this pace without stopping.
Interesting to know about the stitches...guess it makes sense.
I've worked on developing a mid-strike instead of a heel-strike, so the VFF's didn't hurt my calves very much. I took it easy and only ran 2 miles the first time I ran in them (I've been running 6-10 miles a day in my Mizunos). The weirdest part to me was when I stepped outside for the first time to go for a run in my new VFF's. I felt completely naked. It was a very weird experience.
I do the same, but a little faster ... usually inhale for 4 steps, exhale for 4, and then when I really get going, drop to 2 steps. One other thing that really helps is I try to take very deep breaths and fill my lungs as much as possible. If you're not thinking about it, it's really easy and almost natural to go for more shallow breaths, and getting that air deep into your lungs gives you a lot more to work with, at least for me.
I've also been told that the exhale is as important if not more so than the inhale - your body has lots of oxygen in store, so you're not going to run out quickly, but the exhale is what moves metabolic waste out of your system, and is the only way to do it. That's probably more relevant to swimmers and divers, but it changes how you think about breathing a little bit in other pursuits.
Stitches are usually a sign that cardiovascularly you are not up to snuff for the amount of activity you are trying to push through.
After having my tonsils removed in January I finally started jogging again last Thursday And the weather picked a great time to get decent again.
Oh, also, I guess I'll do some advertising here. For any of you who happen to be in the Baltimore area, UMBC's ultimate frisbee team is hosting a 5K on April 25th. http://www.umbc.edu/studentlife/orgs/frisbee/di5k
This is definitely the right thing to do! I didn't mean to imply one should run with a heel-strike in Vibrams… you shouldn't! What I was trying to say is that people are so used to heel-striking it's hard to stop. Even running in regular shoes, people should try to not thunk down on their heels every stride. It's an unfortunate byproduct of post-Nike life that shoes are designed to make us want to do that.
^ Just FYI I had to give up the idea of barefoot running due to a collapsing arch. Despite all the rhetoric around it strengthening your muscles/joints/tendons/whathaveyou, my feet never adjusted and running without arch support at all continuously caused all kinds of badness in the side of my tibia. My natural mid-foot strike actually made it worse since all the weight of each stride was coming down on the arch, which would collapse and then bow out my tibia as all the force reverberated up my leg.
Ortho told me to stop. Barefoot running is not for everyone. I'm 26 and ~132 lb. The collapsing arch on my right foot is a bio-mechanical defect I was, unfortunately, born with and not due to muscle atrophy.
Yeah. I had a one week break in my running during February when I had all four wisdom teeth extracted. And it was blistering cold when I started back, which caused pain when the air hit the healing sockets. I basically learned to run while only breathing through my nose.


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Gerald Koch, 24, had been asked last week to testify before a grand jury that his lawyer says is believed to be probing a small bomb detonation outside a U.S. armed forces recruiting station.
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U.S. District Judge John Keenan in Manhattan said he ordered Koch to testify at a closed-door hearing on Thursday and again on Tuesday. But after his lawyer advised on Tuesday that he again would not, the judge held him in contempt.
Koch was ordered into federal custody for an indefinite period of time, no longer than 18 months or the remaining life of the grand jury. He can be released if he testifies.
The grand jury is believed to be investigating a small explosion that took place in the early morning of March 6, 2008, according to his lawyer, Susan Tipograph. The explosion caused no injuries, though it damaged the recruiting station.
Police said at the time that low-grade explosives had been packed in an ammunition box. A video at the time showed a person on a bicycle dismounting, walking near the station, and then leaving shortly before the blast, police said.
Koch is not a target of the grand jury, Tipograph said. Koch said in a statement posted on a website established about his case that when he was first called in 2009, the government informed his lawyers they believed he was at a bar in 2008 or 2009 where someone indicated they knew who committed the bombing.
Koch has repeatedly refused to testify. He says on the website that "the grand jury is being used to conduct a witch hunt against anarchists and political radicals." Tipograph called Koch's stance a matter of principle.
"It's a decision not based on hiding anything or protecting anyone," she said.
Koch had previously sought to quash a subpoena to testify in this latest proceeding, but Keenan denied that motion last week, according to records unsealed on Tuesday.
Keenan said Koch "should not be permitted to use his First Amendment rights as a shield, simply because he gained knowledge of who committed a crime through his exercise of his right to free association."
The proceedings have over the last several days drawn large crowds of young people, including a group of supporters called The Support Jerry Committee. More than 40 supporters attended Tuesday's hearing.
As Koch was taken into custody at the hearing's close, supporters yelled "We're with you Jerry" and "We love you Jerry."
David Rankin, another lawyer for Koch, said after the hearing that he planned to appeal. A spokeswoman for Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara declined comment on the case.
(Reporting by Nate Raymond in New York; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Phil Berlowitz)


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Buffalo mayoral hopeful Bernard Tolbert today will take the first step toward running in this year's Democratic primary against incumbent Byron W. Brown when he establishes a campaign finance committee with the state Board of Elections.
A source familiar with Tolbert's plans who asked not to be identified said the former head of the Buffalo FBI office will file required papers in a step just short of a formal declaration of his candidacy. The move will allow Tolbert to begin raising funds for a campaign that has zero dollars in the bank at this point, compared with at least $1.1 million already on hand for Brown.
The move also is expected to free several top financial allies of Tolbert, who will now be able to actively raise funds for the campaign.
Tolbert, 64, is a Buffalo native and an FBI veteran who also held top security positions with the Coca-Cola Co. in Atlanta and the National Basketball Association in New York City. Since his retirement from the NBA, he has returned to Buffalo to buy a home in the city and begin actively exploring a candidacy.
So far, that effort has included his frequent presence at community events around the city and behind-the-scenes recruitment of potential backers, especially financial supporters. He has remained mostly mum about his plans and potential platform, but that could change in coming days as he appears to move toward an official campaign kickoff.
Brown, however, remains a heavy favorite as he seeks a third term in City Hall. Besides his seven-figure campaign treasury, he has also built an efficient political machine over the last seven years and can rely on all the advantages of incumbency.
He officially declared his candidacy March 23.
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David Cameron is to push for harsher sanctions against Russia after Moscow was accused of deploying more than 1,000 troops and an arsenal of weapons into Ukraine.
The Prime Minister will urge fellow European leaders to ratchet up the pressure when they meet for a summit in Brussels tomorrow.
The gathering comes after Nato released images apparently showing the extent of Russian forces on the ground in the east of the country.
Prime Minister David Cameron will urge fellow European leaders to ratchet up the pressure on Russia over Ukraine when they meet at a summit in Brussels
UK Government sources said they believed the separatists now had an array of heavy weaponry supplied by President Vladimir Putin, including 100 battle tanks, 100 artillery pieces, anti-tank weapons and shoulder-mounted missile launchers.
At a press conference overnight, US President Barack Obama said the satellite pictures made it "plain for the world to see" that Moscow had "deliberately and repeatedly violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine".
"The violence is encouraged by Russia. The separatists are trained by Russia, they are armed by Russia, they are funded by Russia," he said.
The Russian tanks filmed rumbling through Ukraine were merely "a continuation of what's been taking place for months now", he added.
Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen appeared to signal a tougher line by insisting that the alliance would "fully respect" any membership bid by Kiev.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk has said he will ask parliament to abandon the country's non-aligned status and seek to join - a move that Russia has previously dismissed as unacceptable.
Mr Rasmussen told a press conference: "Despite Moscow's hollow denials, it is now clear that Russian troops and equipment have illegally crossed the border into eastern and south-eastern Ukraine.
"Russian forces are engaged in direct military operations inside Ukraine."
Meanwhile, Mr Putin issued a statement calling on pro-Russian separatists to avoid "senseless deaths" by releasing Ukrainian soldiers who have been surrounded. He is thought to have been referring to fighting outside the strategic town of Ilovaysk, east of Donetsk.
"I'm calling on insurgents to open a humanitarian corridor for Ukrainian troops who were surrounded in order to avoid senseless deaths," Mr Putin said.
However, he did not address the claims about Russia's military presence in Ukraine.
The escalating crisis is set to be discussed by EU leaders in Brussels tomorrow evening. Mr Cameron is expected to urge counterparts to demonstrate political will to ratchet up the sanctions regime, although details of measures are unlikely to be finalised.
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In announcing the close of the acquisition, John D. Craig, Chairman, President and CEO of EnerSys, said, "This acquisition significantly enhances the strategic positioning and scale of EnerSys as we are now the world's largest provider of stored energy solutions. We are very excited about our new company and are pleased to report that since the signing of our definitive agreement many existing and potential customers have contacted us to begin discussions on how EnerSys can further serve their needs. It is also very reassuring that even with the many concerns surrounding the current economy that our financial backers still recognize the inherent value of this acquisition.
Our expanded product portfolio will continue to serve two main markets; Motive Power, serving the OEM and aftermarket material handling, railway and mining markets through the Exide, General and Hawker line of products and Reserve Power, serving utilities, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), telecommunications, data communications and internet markets through our Powersafe, datasafe and Genesis line of products. In addition, we will continue to serve the other specialty markets we have served in the past.
Our combined worldwide manufacturing and distribution network better positions us to serve our expanding customer base both globally and locally. Finally, as the pre-eminent manufacturer of industrial stored energy solutions we will continue to attract and retain the most capable and talented employees in the industry. These expanded capabilities, coupled with the financial strength of our partner, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, will allow us to lead our industry in the introduction of ever improving stored energy solutions."
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April 20, 2013
Incredibly, the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate, led by Harry Reid, rejected any new anti-gun legislation. It apparently recognized that more laws that only place a burden on the law-abiding do not decrease violence.
We reduced the death toll from drunken driving by enacting stiff penalties and by vigorous enforcement of the law. We didn't ban cars, recognizing that the inanimate objects are not the cause of the crime.
Unfortunately, the Democrat-controlled Legislature here in Colorado could not (or would not) make that leap. They could have used their majority to increase mental health funding, for instance, but chose instead to burden the law-abiding with new laws.
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Directed by David Fincher (Paramount Pictures, 2008)
David Fincher's movie version of a farcical short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the backwards tale of a man born old who spends his life growing young, ultimately dying as an infant.
Fincher has told the story as a poignant romance, having the "younging" Benjamin (Brad Pitt) fall in love with the normally aging Daisy (Cate Blanchett) and allowing these time-crossed lovers only a few years in which to catch each other as they pass on their separate races to the cradle and grave. The sweet pathos of this tale captures the fragility of young love and gives us a long tearful look at the years and decades that follow (and here precede) romance's first blossom. Fincher's tale reminds us how short the flame of youth burns, and how long and warm the embers last.
But Fincher and his cast have pulled the emotional punch this tale might have delivered by having only Button's body grow young while his mind grows up and old. A story of a man flying against time's arrow should be filled with memories and regrets, or with the possibility of changing a past that has not yet happened. Button should be a man who knows where he and others are going, or at least a man who is constantly forgetting where he has been. He should be a Cassandra warning us of what lurks around the next corner, or an Alzheimer's victim whose wisdom is slipping through the hourglass.
What would it be like to wake up remembering the future and worrying about the past? How would we conduct ourselves if the promises and commitments we made yesterday were unknown to us, if the person we loved only remembered the past we were moving into and did not know the future we cherished as memory?
The premise of a life lived backwards raises all sorts of questions unasked by this pretty but incurious film. Still, it may prompt these questions and their discussion in its wake. So watch and wonder.


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The first weeks of this new year were marked by a series of robotics novelties showcased at the annual Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas.
Robot toy company WowWee showed off three new robots, including "JoeBot" which can beatbox and dance, the "Roborover" which is a tracked version of the Tri-Bot, and "Spyball", a spherical telepresence robot that can take photos and video. It also announced extendsion of its FlyTech series with two more flying robots. More infos in the press release and around the web.
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iRobot introduced a second version of its gutter cleaning robot, Looj 2 (pronounced [Lu:sch]), a new version of the Roomba and also launched its iRobot iTube youtube channel.
The world's largest producer of lawnmowers, Husqvarna, demoed a lawn mowing robot which uses solar panels to extend cutting time.
And Anybots launched a new telepresence robot riding on a Segway-like base and equipped with a video screen and a laser pointer to point at charts or any other relevant things (more links here.)
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Mashup contests can be a good way to reveal the variety of applications that are possible when the developer community is provided with a quality API. At the recent BarCamp London 5, Stefan Magdalinski, CTO of MOO.com, ran a weekend-long MOO API hack competition. The MOO service and API let users submit custom designs that can be printed onto products like business cards, sticker books, postcards, etc. These products can then be sold through an online store.
In summing-up the contest, Stefan said this about the entries:
They're all a little rough and ready (knocked together in hours, in true barcamp spirit), but they do demonstrate the range of things one can do quite nicely.
We have now listed four of them in our directory. As a matter of fact, all of today's mashups are MOO mashups.
The winning entry was Ten Word Moo Card, submitted by Neil Crosby. Neil's application takes the best rated reviews from TheTenWordReview.com and automatically creates MOO cards from them, using the MOO API (our Ten Word Moo Card mashup profile). Here's an example MOO card created by Neil's app:
Others include moomazon which lets you create a card based on a book cover (mashed with the Amazon API) and Wiicode Cards, a WiiCard generator that uses the Moo.com API to create some cool cards for you to give out to friends and fellow gamers at Wii events and meet ups. For more details see our profiles for moomazon and Wiicode Cards.
Links to all the BarCampLondon5 MOO API contest entries are available in Stefan's post.
Using the REST-based MOO API is straightforward. Products and product designs are defined using a MOO XML document. Stefan has published the useful MOO API Engineering Course slides he presented at the BarCamp. For more, see our MOO API profile.
As a side note, MOO itself is a mashup, as they use the Flickr API to allow direct integration for Flickr users to send their photos to MOO.


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Jerome T. "Jump" Hasselman, 77, of 122 Laurel Lane, Kersey, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at his residence. He was born Dec. 29, 1933, in St. Marys, son of the late George and Anna Woelfel Hasselman. On June 2, 1956, in the St. Mark Church in Emporium, he married Mary C. Brennan, who survives. He was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1951. He was the owner of the former Weigh Scale Bar in St. Marys and the Wayside Inn in Kersey and retired as an insurance inspector for MIB of Harrisburg. He was a member of the St. Boniface Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean War as a sergeant. He liked to fish, hunt, enjoyed playing cars and camping, and enjoyed going to the casino. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially with his grandchildren and granddogs. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Pamela Mahovlich of St. Marys, Lynn Grolemund (Bradley) of Rochester, N.Y., and Lisa Glass (Harold) of St. Marys; a son, Randy J. Hasselman (Cheryl) of Gastonia, N.C.; seven grandchildren, David Wildnauer, Stephanie Larkin, Melissa Agnello, Christa Grolemund, Corey Grolemund, Mollie Anzinger and Andrew Glass; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Anna Mae Pelgrin of St. Marys and Arlene Regulski (Phil) of Ridgway; a brother, Leroy Hasselman (Doris) of St. Marys; and two sisters-in-law, Ruth Hasselman of St. Marys and Vicky Nussbaum of St. Marys. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard Hasselman and George Hasselman Jr. A Mass of Christian Burial for Jerome T. "Jump" Hasselman will be celebrated in the St. Boniface Church on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Eric Vogt, OSB, as celebrant. Full military rites will be accorded by the Fox Twp. Servicemen's Burial Detail. Burial will take place in the St. Boniface Cemetery. Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.


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NEW YORK, February 19, 2008 C. V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia University has received support from The Gracious Glory Buddhism Foundation, a gift of $20,000 for the purchase of a set of Republican era Buddhist periodicals, as well as $50,000 to establish an endowment in the name of The Gracious Glory Buddhism Foundation which will support the acquisition and conservation of Chinese Buddhism studies library materials.
Two collections have been acquired with the assistance of the gift. The first, Hai chao yin (Sound of the Tide) is a 42-volume reproduction, including index, of the complete run of over 350 issues of the periodical with its start in 1920 and end in 1949. Before the adding of this collection, the Starr Library has only some issues of this title on microfilms.
"Hai chao yin is considered the single most important Buddhist periodical for studying Chinese Buddhism during the Republican period," said Chün-fang Yü, Sheng Yen Professor in Chinese Buddhist Studies at Columbia University. "In order to understand the new trends and developments of Chinese Buddhism in the 20th century, scholars rely on this collection and regard it as an indispensible resource. Morever, since contemporary Chinese Buddhism has its historical roots in this period, scholars who are interested in the so-called Buddhist revival in Taiwan will also find this most valuable to their research."
The second, Minguo fo jiao qi kan wen xian ji cheng, is a comprehensive collection of reprint serials on Buddhism Studies from the Republican Period. As a result of a national effort to put together all available Buddhist periodicals of the Republican period (1911-1949) in libraries across China, it is an enormous collection of 148 Buddhist periodicals, of which some are copied from the rarely known remaining editions. It is a big set of 209 volumes including index volumes. Starr Library is very strong for its periodical collections of Republican Period, but not necessarily for its Buddhist serials. This collection has greatly strengthened Starr Chinese periodical collections as well as the collection of Chinese Buddhist materials.
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The C. V. Starr East Asian Library is one of the major collections for the study of East Asia in the United States, with over 805,000 volumes of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, and Western language materials, as well as some holdings in Mongol and Manchu, and over 6,500 periodical titles. The collection, established in 1902, is particularly strong in Chinese history, literature, and social sciences; Japanese literature, history, and religion, particularly Buddhism; and Korean history. The Library's website is located at: www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/.


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Press release 184/2017
Finland has upgraded diplomatic representation in Colombia. The Liaison Office of Finland placed in the capital of Colombia Bogotá since 2013 has been upgraded to an Embassy, to be headed by Ambassador Jarmo Kuuttila. Prime Minister Juha Sipilä inaugurates the Embassy on 24 October 2017 during his visit to Colombia.
The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs aims to target resources specifically to countries with growing political and economic significance for Finland. Finnish companies are showing increasing interest in the Colombian market. Export sectors that are of particular interest to Finland are the forest, mining, energy, paper and maritime industries, infrastructure projects, and healthcare and IT sectors.
The Finnish-Colombian relations are very good, and the opening of the Embassy is believed to bring the countries even closer to each other. Diplomatic relations between the countries were established on 26 March 1954.
Inquiries: Ari Mäki, Director, Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean, tel. + 358 295 350 595.
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A 45-year-old professional cannabis baker based in Los Angeles talked to BuzzFeed about her job. She asked to remain anonymous.
I was pregnant when I left my last office job. I was chief of staff at a nonprofit tech organization, but I became disillusioned with that path, and after my daughter was born, I decided I would never to go back to a corporate environment. A friend of mine was baking edibles — that is, foods infused with marijuana — and had approached me a few times about getting involved.
I was reluctant because I knew that if I was going to do it, I had to go all out. I couldn't hide it from my family, and I didn't want to hide it from my family. I've been around marijuana and smoking for years, but I kept it private. I was going to step out of a closet in a way, and that was something I struggled with for a while. It took a little bit of courage. But my family was very supportive.
As soon as my daughter was old enough that I had a little more time, I started baking with marijuana, alongside my friend. At first, I would bake huge batches, but sometimes my cookies could sit around for weeks before they went anywhere. I knew I could develop a niche for myself by using fresh, quality ingredients (like freshly squeezed organic lemons from my mom's garden). Now I bake everything to order and deliver the goods fresh to a handful of medical marijuana clubs in my neighborhood.
This cannabis trim costs about $300 per pound. Each batch of oil (10 cups) or butter (6 lbs.) requires nearly half a pound of trim. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
For now, I sell only sweets. I have five cookies and bars: peanut butter oatmeal cookies, snickerdoodle cookies, lemon bars, brownies, and peanut butter brownies. The cakes are red velvet with cream cheese glaze cake, triple chocolate cake, carrot cake, lemon cake, and ginger cake. I just finalized a recipe for a Rice Krispie treat, and people love it, so I'll add that to the menu soon.
I make extractions using both butter and oil, so that I can have flexibility, depending on the recipe. The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is THC, and that's what's getting into the butter and the oil when I do the extraction. Eating these is different than smoking pot, because the THC gets into your blood stream through your digestive system, which means it takes a little bit longer to hit you. When it does, you get an all-body high and it's very relaxing.
Sometimes the trim comes with small buds in it because growers don't want to take the time to separate them out. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
The oil I make takes nearly 24 hours all said and done, and I do it in a Crock-Pot — it's three cycles of heating on low for three hours, and then cooling for nine hours. The butter requires a little more babysitting. I use marijuana trim, which are the plant's small leaves and stems that the dispensaries trim away from the buds. I boil the trim in water first, because butter can't get hot enough on its own. After I add the butter, it's the same heating and cooling process as the oil on the stovetop. When the process is done, I strain out the leaves and let the let the mixture cool, allowing the butter to separate from the water.
When I'm baking, I feel like a good witch with my cauldron. It's fun. The vapors can get you stoned — they've actually made me ill if I haven't had enough to eat or if I forget to open the windows. I don't work on the oil or butter while the kids are home, and I make sure the house is really well-ventilated.
I have a 12-year-old son and my daughter is 4. They both understand as much as they can. We have discussions with them. My son knows that it's medicine, it's in a different fridge, it's labeled, and that it's not to be touched. He knows it's for people who are sick, he knows he's not sick, and he knows that if he were to try it, it would make him sick. And I've told him that a lot of people who are sick and use it don't want to talk about openly, so he understands how to respect people's privacy. And my little one knows that it's medicine. She's knows that she's not to touch it and not to eat it. And they don't question it.
Marijuana and canola oil are gently cooked in a crock pot — in three cycles of heating and cooling for about 18 hours — to make the infused oil. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
For the butter, the trim is gently boiled in water. Next, butter is added and the mixture is gently cooked on the stovetop — with the same three cycles of heating and cooling — for about 18 hours. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
The marijuana is strained out of the butter-water mixture.
The strained mixture is refrigerated to make the butter solidify and separate from the water. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
Making 62 ginger cookies requires one cup of this cannabis butter. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
A finished tray of ginger cookies. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
I donate my edibles to medical marijuana clubs for a recommended donation price to recoup my cost and be reimbursed for my time. To be a member and buy goods at a club, you need a recommendation from a doctor, which has to be renewed annually. The clubs offer my baked goods to their members for another recommended price, which is often double what they give me for them. My recommended donation is $5 or $6 for a package of three cookies; the members donate $10 or $12 for that same package. Baking edibles has been my only source of income for the last three years, but it took some time to build up the business. I like to barter as much as I can to get the cannabis. I need nearly half a pound of trim to make 6 pounds of butter or 10 cups of oil, and I was spending like $300 a pound for trim. Now I bake marijuana edibles in exchange for the marijuana. So yeah, I bake a lot.
These days, I bake 20 to 30 hours per week, and I can make maybe 15 dozen pastries. At my busiest, I was working 11-hour days. My husband and my mom had to help. Honestly, I'm not sure if I want to get back to that point. I'd like to find a happy medium.
The ginger "kush-kies" are made with fresh ginger and crystallized ginger.
The guy who provides my trim doesn't own a dispensary — he gets it directly from growers. There isn't a lot of law to protect him against marijuana possession, even though he is transporting cannabis that will be sold legally. So a lot of medical marijuana clubs or collectives will write what's called a "designation letter." The letter basically says, "This person is part of our collective and we trust him to transport medicine for us on behalf of all of the patients we have." So that's how it works. It doesn't mean he's not going to get stopped and pulled over.
It's tough to build a business because the marijuana industry is so unstable. The conflicting state and federal laws are hard to navigate. Banks don't want to deal with you. You can't get a checking account because a lot of banks have been threatened at the federal level and are told they are not to hold funds for anyone involved in the business of medical marijuana. You don't know if the dispensaries you're working with are going to be around next week. That's scary. In my former profession, I was used to networking and finding a group of people to work with. People in this industry are very protective and isolated, so it's hard to find a community. Even though everything I am doing is legal, it's very hard to do business.
I don't have a website or anything — it's not considered wise to have one. I talked to an attorney who specializes in cannabis law and he says it's probably not the best idea for me to be marketing myself. I think attitudes and laws will change soon; it's silly that people are still so afraid of this plant.
The cakes — like these carrot cakes with cream cheese glaze — are three to four times as strong as the cookies. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
A box of lemon cakes sits on top of Ruby Doobies carrot cakes (left) and triple chocolate cakes (right). Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
This chalkboard is for keeping track of orders. Sticky notes are a reminder to work on other projects, like developing a vegan brownie recipe. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
We don't fully understand all the medicinal properties of cannabis yet. I wanted to really educate myself when I was getting started, so I volunteered for an internal medicine doctor who left his practice after 30 years to focus on cannabis medicine. I spent a year working with him and learning how the plant works and what it does to your body. I wanted to learn who the industry leaders were and who was doing the most research. I read books like Smoke Signals, Marijuana Gateway to Health, and Marijuana the Forbidden Medicine. And I try to keep up with sites like Project CBD and the research journal O'Shaughnessy's.
My next goal is to expand into savory foods, because not everyone wants something sweet all the time. And I'd like to try topicals. A friend of mine makes a marijuana salve — I didn't think it would do much, really, but I started using it on skin irritations when my daughter would get diaper rash. It cleared up her rash right away. And you don't get high from the salve, it just has the anti-inflammatory properties that really help aches and pains.
Each box of baked goods is labeled with a warning. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
I'm proud that my products are consistent. My batch sizes are the same, and I measure the amount of trim in each batch down to a tenth of a gram. The potency varies from plant to plant, so there's no way of being exactly precise without getting it tested in a lab. And the effects vary from person to person, based on metabolism, weight, and how you've eaten throughout the day.
I do smoke. Not all cannabis makes you sit on the couch for hours. I find that certain strains help me maintain my energy level and focus. So if I'm going to clean the house, I'll have a little smoke and it's great. It becomes more of a meditation, almost. It makes doing chores a lot more enjoyable. I don't smoke every day and I don't eat edibles every night, but I don't think there's anything wrong with using them. I can take it or leave it.
You're not going to overdose with an edible — it's not really possible. But you can become uncomfortable. Your heart might race. Maybe you pass out. You might get paranoid. I've gotten feedback that my cakes are too strong. You definitely have to be careful with them, as a lot of people end up taking more than they should. Some people will tell me, "I ate the whole thing and I was down for the whole day and it was GREAT." That's why my cakes clearly note that they include three to four doses. And people love the lemon bars. There's actually something about lemon in particular; it has a chemical property that helps push the medicine in a little faster or something.
As told to Emily Fleischaker
Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
Finished and packaged edibles. Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
Packaged edibles ready to be delivered to the dispensaries Image by Joshua Ballinger for BuzzFeed/Buzzfeed
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Did you know that 50 percent of all children in the United States will be bitten by a dog before their 12th birthday? Did you know that 800,000 bites a year are severe enough to require medical treatment, while 1 to 2 million go unreported?
The vast majority of dog bites are from a dog known to the child—his or her own pet, a neighbor's or friend's. You can help prevent this from happening to your child. Please discuss with him or her the appropriate way to behave around dogs. The following activity will help you and your child understand the difference between safe and potentially dangerous interactions with dogs.
The following is a list of pledges that you can recite with your child:
1. I will not stare into a dog's eyes.
2. I will not tease dogs behind fences.
3. I will not go near dogs chained up in yards.
4. I will not touch a dog I see loose (off-leash) outside.
5. If I see a loose dog, I will tell an adult immediately.
6. I will not run and scream if a loose dog comes near me.
7. I will stand very still (like a tree), and will be very quiet if a dog comes near me.
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Natalie & Nathan: Still Going Strong!
Natalie Portman and model boyfriend Nathan Bogle spend Halloween together, walking around the Lower East Side section of New York City on Wednesday. Natalie's cousin Daniela also joined them later in the day.
Natalie, 26, and Nathan, 33, first went public with their relationship in early September when they were spotted flirting in the stands at the US Open.
In related news, Natalie's dog, Charlie recently died.
"My dog died," she told Aussie newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The reporter apologized and Nat responded, "That's OK. I'm sorry, too. I love dogs. They're better than people."
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I remember doing a New Year's blog post two years ago, sort of touching on the subject of being depressed when looking back at what had happened that particular year. It was the year I graduated and got my first real adult job, but also the year both my father and a dear friend died. Additionally, I was not hired on the PhD project I'd set my hopes on, and the first job I did get hired on was only part-time. My boyfriend and me still struggled from time to time to make ends meet, even though both of us had been looking forward to my graduation as the moment when things would be getting easier financially.
Life, it was not the best during 2012. But then I started doing research at the University of Antwerp in 2013 thanks to some awesome professors I impressed by being a know-it-all during class, and in September 2013 I was hired on a PhD project about children and media sexualization. As the cherry on top, I also ended up having awesome colleagues and a beautiful workplace in my favourite city: Antwerp.
my feet on my very first day at the new PhD job - office inside joke (translation: regrets are donkey shit) - beautiful Antwerp - Foucault love (even though he's a terrible writer at times)
This PhD project is a dream come true, but since the stakes were so high, also a major source of stress. 2014 was about finding confidence and earning my stripes at this new position, overcoming fears and insecurities. I traveled abroad on my own for the first time, visiting a conference in London and giving a presentation on my research.
a quick look at London from the taxi
the gorgeous conference venue
2014 challenged me to grow and mature. The stress of work, life and bills made me grow closer to my life partner, more keenly understanding him and his worries and frustrations. We learned to communicate better, and reached a major milestone: our first holiday abroad together. Throughout our 10+ years together, I can't count the instances when we were watching television or scrolling through our facebook feed, and happened on shots of beautiful vacation destinations. I'd ask my boyfriend "we'll go there one day, won't we?" so often it became sort of a running gag. "Someday", he'd assure me, but as I grew up in a household that didn't have money for family vacations, I'd sort of accepted my situation. After all, vacation is a luxury, not a right. No one NEEDS to experience the world. Holidays abroad are an immense privilege.
But this summer, we finally had the money, the time and the plan to make it. We drove all the way down through France until we reached the Ardèche-Drôme region, and experienced the most beautiful, relaxing, carefree couple of days in my life. I was so proud of the two of us reaching this point in our lives that I felt we'd been travelling towards since forever.
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In 2014, we took steps to reach our ultimate goal of stability, prosperity, harmony. I sound like a Star Trek tagline, I know, but sometimes life comes together so beautifully that you can only describe it by being corny. Here's to another year of moving forward and up! And thanks for checking in with me :)


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Four parties to an annuity
There are four parties to an annuity: the annuity issuer, the owner, the annuitant, and the beneficiary. The annuity issuer is the company (e.g., an insurance company) that issues the annuity. The owner is the individual who buys the annuity from the annuity issuer and makes the contributions to the annuity. The annuitant is the individual whose life will be used as the measuring life for determining the distribution benefits that will be paid out. The owner and the annuitant are usually the same person, but they do not have to be. Finally the beneficiary is the person who receives a death benefit from the annuity upon the death of the contract owner.
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The distribution phase is when you begin receiving distributions from the annuity. You have two general options for receiving distributions from your annuity. Option 1: You can withdraw all of the money in the annuity (both the principal and the earnings) in one lump sum, or you can withdraw the money over a period of time.
Option 2: You will receive a guaranteed income stream from the annuity. This option is commonly referred to as the guaranteed income (or annuitization) option. Under this option, the annuity issuer promises to pay you an amount of money on a periodic basis (monthly, quarterly, yearly, etc.). You can elect to receive either a fixed amount for each payment period (called a fixed annuity payout) or a variable amount for each period (called a variable annuity payout). You can receive the income stream for your entire lifetime (no matter how long you live), or you can receive the income stream for a specified time period (e.g., ten years). You can also elect to receive the annuity payments over your lifetime and the lifetime of another person (called a "joint and survivor annuity"). The amount you receive for each payment period will depend on how much money you have in the annuity, how earnings are credited to your account (whether fixed or variable), and the age at which you begin the annuitization phase. The length of the distribution period will also affect how much you receive. If you are 65 years old and elect to receive annuity distributions over your entire lifetime, the amount you will receive with each payment will be less than if you had elected to receive annuity distributions over five years.
So, when is an annuity appropriate?
It is important to understand that annuities can be an excellent tool if you use them properly. Annuities are not right for everyone.
Annuity contributions are not tax-deductible. That's why most experts advise funding other retirement plans first. However, if you have already contributed the maximum allowable amount to other available retirement plans, an annuity can be an excellent choice. There is no limit to how much you can invest in an annuity, and like other retirement plans, the funds are allowed to grow tax-deferred until you begin taking distributions.
Annuities are designed to be very long-term investment vehicles. In most cases, you'll pay a penalty for early withdrawals. As long as you're sure you won't need the money until at least age 59½, an annuity is worth considering. If your needs are more short-term, you should explore other options.
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